New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-09

should no, he anayzed but OF his grace and grand
cur his real greatness and his sweetness, cannot say
too much. loved him.
DR. Cuyler smoke in admiration Of Mr. Beccher's
services Tor the Union In the war, especial, OF hi'
great speeches in England OF his personal relations
WITH Mp Beecner he said There were days when
Mr.. Beecher and myself .we.e thrown moro together
Probably could tell more of his platform career than
any other minister | told to his last night that
the most gnihcent burst OF eoluence ever heard
few passages IN favor OF negro emancipation III
speech he made at an immense massmeeting :or pro
bibtion held In 1852. In the midst OF temperance
speech he snddehy switched of to emancipation, and
bis eoquence electrified the crowd. IL was Ike an
explosion OF Mantle In its suddenness and elective
Another great in his lite dun ing the re
vival in 1853. which began In NewYork City and
swept over the whole country regard him as our
greatest preacher. orator and advocate on all moral
questions. While there was an honest divergence OF
opinion in religious doctrines OF late years as we'll
rs on some questions oil social reforms II never pro-
duced any break in pleasant personal intercourse
Ex-presdent Lincoln once said to mo at Chicago
What a-.azes me of Mr.. Beecher is his wonderful
fertility of thoul IN which he snrpasses any man ~
tins country Mr. Lincd.a spoke the truth. Again !
remember Horace Greeley saying to me: i don't
think of Mr.. Bescher 80 much as preacher as great
stump speaker" q,
ES.Mayor Low paid high tribute to the dead
preacher NO man." no said - being taken away,
would leave SO large gap as Mr.. Beeoher, his per.
sonality large and striking The impression OF
hi. greatness think, will grow as men reflect upon
had no equal In these later years. His courage his
fidelity to principle and his many other qualities all
entered into the wonderful totaof influence which ne
had to WELD. The greatest of all, think, was
this sympathy with all that concerned the largest lie
of men, his own large vigorous sympathetic person
atty"
s. b. Chittenden said III. Beechers loss would be
felt from, one end of the world 20 the other and
would be everywhere experienced that so brilliant
light had gone out.
" Henry Ward Deecher has made mark In the coun-
ry's history that cannot be etiaccd He fought win
the pen and from the platform and pplbit light 70
md nDHt hp a
overlooked for the great good work he has accom-
plished for humanity"
General Tracy said he regarded Mr. Beecher as the
most eminent Christian teacher since Martin Luther
and as the first American citizen.
Judge Cullen said no one could question Mr..
Beeehers supremacy in the pulpit. he question as to
who was the greatest physican or the greatest
of this generation would be much debated, Dat MI
Beecher was the greatest Preacher OF the age 81,
MAYOR Hewitt said Mr.. Beecher was the best
talker ever listened to- BE was t1ll Of courage and
originality. He com5atiye man and was
always willing TO fight for what he considered the
right He was man of genius, aud, ike inost ren OF
genius was sometimes the wrong side; but he was
willing TO change his course soon as he fonnd be
mistaken. think some OF his speeches have never
been surpassed especially the one he delivered at the
Herbert Spencer dinner. This considered master
piece"
on, time has passed away in the full ripeness OF
thoroughly rounded career. He was man Possessed
OF great breadth OF mind and intellectual force IL Is
mainly in his relation TO public lite that Mr. Beecher
age His services abroad during our great civil war
were OF the utmost value to the nation
Controller Loew-" look Mr.. Beecher one OF
the remarkable Of this century. I.admircd him
for his sturdy adherence TO principle and his persist
ence when he believed himself IN g right. As
pulpit orator he had equal and as speaker on
political aud other topics he stood in the foremost
rank. Such the country can III AFFORD to lose.
Mr. Beechers golden wedding the Lt,ieth anniyer-
sary OF his ordination minister aud the forteth OF
his installation III Plymouth Church, won all have
fallen bet August and October of this year. IL
the &C heme of Edward W. Box and others Of Mr.
Beechcr's Brooklyn friends TO resent him with
testimonial" publicly next tail IN honor OF these
three anniversaries. a book Of letters IRON great
number OF distinguished men and women IN America
and abroad was 10 be published in presentation form
Tor Mr.. Beecher and then IN ordinary torn Tor SUP
6crpton. President Cleveland and his Cabinet had
already promised assistance with forty distinguished
men here. Mr.. Gladstone ana Lord lenhyoOn had
been secured abroad. Mr.. Box as TO edit the book.
The scheme will now, of course. be abandoned.
DR. LYMAN ABBoTTs TRIBUTE
from adr1nee proof " uH ceeks ChrstiaH UEt0IL
J Or my Debt 70 Mr. Beecter = greater than 10 any
other man. living or dead eAceptiS Only my father.
tan lie with tais IN z God Who ls Just belief N a
primary OF a Conscience absolute lniailDic.
1 rom Mr. BceChcr INST harnei that 6Jd II love.
law Is redemption, ard that love- not conscience.
j. the souls rfmato ho that has hsrned this ies-
sCn from ans tachcr can ever fLIset the lesson OF
teacher from whom ho learned 1T Dir. Bcccher has
rendered his generation many ana great -"rNices-pO-
IL
vice Is In this that he has augtt the Puritan church
that tod Is love agd aW l. IOre aul life ls love,
that love IL all and ia all
lie VA, great preacher; that we OIL know the
preacher certainly VI h. age. not 81 church
history. He was great prcarh"r because he was
q great and good man. tnat All know who knew Hun
lie wa pure - "A pure woman. simple ~ n htuo
child frank to a fault His most Intimate friends
mover from hi lips sucgrstirr ~ sdlaclOus
Jest never knew the man bold enough 60 venture Oh
ono in his presence. He vas Incapable VI deceit
or artihcc He could conceal when cOgCealmcut was
necessary. only by maintaining an absolutely upcne-
trade reserve The Chargch uf 'uplicy and falsc-
hood which a foul conspiracy brought against him
;elloctuay absurd ~ they were morally monstrous.
lie had not the necessary capacity 60 act part he
was always more than his sermons: his life
moro eloquent than his speech. lie was. indeed.
most eloquent when no most failed TO say what he
wished To when hc struggled 90 give utcrance Co
tho experiences which were unutterahe. to AFFORD 90
others glimpse Of the Visions which had b.
vcalcd 10 himself. lIe wa not To- seal. the seor
never j.. He was rrvelator what he had sccn
In tho closet no disclOscd IN the pulpit His power
lay not IN his phy seal dignity. hs sul but nartl
cinl clOcution his often marrc but often matchlcss
Of language. his oommingled sublimity and hui
NOR. his pictorial Imagination. his phlGsopho Dor
ception Of gpat principles crystallhing al details
his hrcal human sympathios. his -. tningike m
pldity OF mental action: these all but nstr1i-
nents Of a power nter than either greater than nh
cOmbinedthc power Of grrat and cody pcrsonaiity
y noble aud diVinely irrdliated spirit. For no one
who knew Mr. Bcochcr Intimately coI1 doubt thai
he was prominently man Of God and walked with
God.